Bikelawyer’s Andrew Campbell, is MCN’s Legal expert and columnist writing the weekly MCN Law column. Andrew has been writing for MCN for over a decade. Readers write in with their questions and Andrew answers them. Links to the weekly law columns can be found below.
Can I claim the cost of buying a car?
About a year ago I had a crash with a car that pulled out on me resulting in some fractures and psychological issues. I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress...
I was hit by a tractor…
I was riding on a country road at around 50mph when a tractor and trailer came out from a road on the left just after a bend. It kept...
How much did my claim settle for?
I’m just the process of completing a personal injury claim as a result of non-fault accident back in May 2022. My solicitor has emailed me a figure from the third...
How can it be my fault?
I was waiting at a junction to turn left onto a main road and because the car coming towards me from my right was indicating left, and looked like...
Can I bank my interim payment?
I was involved in an accident when a car pulled out of a junction in front of me. I couldn’t swerve as there was a lorry coming the other...
Do we need separate lawyers?
Last September I was out on a pleasure ride with my wife on the back and happily riding along enjoying the dry sunny day. A transit van was waiting...
Is filtering legal?
I received a court summons for driving without due care and attention. I was on a 20mph road overtaking cars waiting for a red traffic light when one of...
What are provisional damages?
I have a personal injury claim in the hands of my solicitors since my accident over 3 years ago. Court proceedings were started just before the 3rd anniversary of...
What if my helmet came off in the crash?
My opponent’s solicitor in my personal injury claim from my bike accident has asked if I was wearing a helmet at the time of my accident as I received...
Driver hit me from behind
I have a claim relating to an accident when I was hit off my bike from behind. I thought it was simple but I have received an e-mail from...
Can I ride with a US licence?
I got my license 20 years ago in the USA and have owned several bikes; my latest being a Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE. I have just returned to London...
Surgeon’s mistake after accident
I had an accident last summer when a delivery driver’s car hit me and my shoulder was quite badly fractured. The car driver’s insurer admitted blame and had been...
I still have mental health issues after an accident
I had a bike accident 2 years ago. My doctors have told me that I have reached the optimum recovery from my physical injuries but my mental health has...
What if my insurance company blames me?
I was involved in an accident a car that suddenly came into my lane on a roundabout. He was on the inside lane in very slow moving traffic (around...
Can I choose my own lawyer?
I am not happy with the lack of communication I get from my solicitors provided by my insurance company following my accident. I am always having to chase them...
Are they allowed to spy on me?
I have an ongoing personal injury claim after my motorcycle accident in 2021. As a result of the accident I was off work for 6 months. Although my injuries...
Was the speeding fine out of time?
I got caught by a speed camera on 12 November but the Notice of Intended Prosecution only arrived on 4 December. I believe that if I didn’t receive it...
Taken out by a skateboard
In June I was riding to work in Lincoln. It was a single-lane road in each direction with kerbs on both sides and the speed limit was 30mph. I...
Should I accept a 50/50?
In August I was riding near Ross on Wye. I came up to a queue of slow-moving traffic so I filtered past on the outside. I was going about...
A pedestrian stepped into my path
I was riding my Fazer 600 to work when traffic was stationary up ahead. Nothing was coming the other way so I filtered past the traffic queue at about...
